DAILY TEXT, From today Saturday January 1, 2022, Since you were born you have known the holy writings, which can give you the wisdom necessary for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Tim. 3:15).

DAILY TEXT, Today's Saturday January 1, 2022

Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Since you were born you have known the holy writings, which can give you the wisdom necessary for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 3:15).

Timothy's faith was based on facts that strengthened his friendship with God. We too must study what the Bible says about Jehovah and reason to come to logical conclusions. To begin, we must convince ourselves of at least three fundamental truths. First, that Jehovah is the Creator of all things (Ex. 3:14, 15; Heb. 3: 4; Rev. 4:11). Second, that the Bible contains God's message to humanity (2 Tim. 3:16, 17). And third, that Jehovah has an organized group of people who worship him under the guidance of Christ: Jehovah's Witnesses (Isa. 43: 10-12; John 14: 6; Acts 15:14). For this we do not need to be a walking encyclopedia of biblical knowledge. Our goal should be to use our "reasoning skills" to become more convinced that we have the truth (Rom. 12: 1). w20.07 10 pars. 8, 9

Besides knowing the truth, what should we be able to do?

Once we are clear about these fundamental truths about Jehovah, the Bible, and God's people, we should be able to use the Scriptures to demonstrate them to others. Why? Because Christians have a responsibility to teach the truths we learn to those who listen (1 Tim. 4:16). * And when we try to convince others that the Bible teaches the truth, our own faith grows stronger.

What example did Paul set for us by teaching others?

When the apostle Paul taught others, he sought to "convince them to accept Jesus using the Law of Moses and the Prophets" (Acts 28:23). How can we follow their example when teaching the truth of the Bible to someone? Let's not just repeat facts from memory. We must help him reason about what he learns, as this will draw him closer to Jehovah. We don't want him to accept the truth because he admires us, but because he has convinced himself that what he has learned about our loving God is true.

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